Neurosurgery

From the most complex brain and spinal disorders requiring the most challenging interventions to more common conditions and procedures, our expert team of pediatric neurosurgeons and neurosurgery nurse practitioners offers the complete spectrum of multidisciplinary care. In 2017, we cared for patients from 32 states and many countries from around the world.

Our neurosurgeons and nurse practitioners have all received advanced pediatric training, which is crucial in caring for the unique needs of children and adolescents. Our specialty programs include treatment of:

Video: Bhoomi's Story

Bhoomi was born with cerebral palsy and spasticity, a muscle control disorder that involves tight or stiff muscles and the inability to control those muscles. Bhoomi has been able to rely less on her wheelchair, and more on her own two feet, because of a surgery performed here at Nationwide Children’s.

Through innovations, such as mathematical modeling of EEG changes in epilepsy, and leading-edge surgical technologies and techniques, neurosurgeons at Nationwide Children’s are advancing the field while raising the bar on patient care.